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A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION ON THE LINK BETWEEN NORMATIVE AND EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: THE CASE OF PUBLIC SERVICE ETHICS

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217–243
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2022-10-18
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The following question has been mainly discussed in this paper: “How can a normative issue in public administration be analysed systematically on the basis of empirical data within a methodological framework?” In this paper, this complicated question has been dealt with a special reference to public service ethics in Turkey within the boundaries of the design and findings of the research previously conducted for a different aim by the authors: A normative research on the normative dimension of public service ethics in Turkey (i.e. basic norms and legal-administrative regulations and institutional mechanims based on such norms); an empirical research on the cultural dimension of public service ethics in Turkey (i.e. the cultural strengths and weaknesses of Turkish public administration in combating unethical conducts); and the link between the normative and empirical research.

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Objective & Hypothesis:With the effect of its fundamental pillars (i.e. public law and political philosophy), public administration both as a study and a practice is inherently “normative”.
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Key Findings & Data:In this context, all the students of public administration address normative issues directly or indirectly, deliberately or unintentionally.
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Conclusion & Impact:The following question has been mainly discussed in this paper: “How can a normative issue in public administration be analysed systematically on the basis of empirical data within a methodological framework?” In this paper, this complicated question has been dealt with a special reference to public service ethics in Turkey within the boundaries of the design and findings of the research previously conducted for a different aim by the authors: A normative research on the normative dimension of public service ethics in Turkey (i.e. basic norms and legal-administrative regulations and institutional mechanims based on such norms); an empirical research on the cultural dimension of public service ethics in Turkey (i.e. the cultural strengths and weaknesses of Turkish public administration in combating unethical conducts); and the link between the normative and empirical research.
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⚙️Variables:Normatif araştırma · ampirik araştırma · kamu yönetimi

Abstract

With the effect of its fundamental pillars (i.e. public law and political philosophy), public administration both as a study and a practice is inherently “normative”. It is highly difficult to find a topic in public administration that does not have a normative dimension. In this context, all the students of public administration address normative issues directly or indirectly, deliberately or unintentionally. The following question has been mainly discussed in this paper: “How can a normative issue in public administration be analysed systematically on the basis of empirical data within a methodological framework?” In this paper, this complicated question has been dealt with a special reference to public service ethics in Turkey within the boundaries of the design and findings of the research previously conducted for a different aim by the authors: A normative research on the normative dimension of public service ethics in Turkey (i.e. basic norms and legal-administrative regulations and institutional mechanims based on such norms); an empirical research on the cultural dimension of public service ethics in Turkey (i.e. the cultural strengths and weaknesses of Turkish public administration in combating unethical conducts); and the link between the normative and empirical research.

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Hem bir bilimsel çalışma hem de bir uygulama alanı olarak kamu yönetimi, kendi asli temellerini oluşturan kamu hukuku ve siyaset felsefesinin etkisiyle, özü gereği “normatif”tir. Kamu yönetiminde normatif bir boyuta sahip olmayan bir konu bulmak oldukça zordur. Bu bağlamda, kamu yönetimi üzerine çalışanlar doğrudan veya dolaylı olarak, özellikle veya özel bir amaç taşımaksızın normatif sorunlara değinirler. Bu makalede, esas itibariyle, şu soru tartışılmıştır: “Kamu yönetiminde, ampirik veriler temelinde, normatif bir sorun bir metodolojik çerçeve içerisinde sistemli olarak nasıl analiz edilebilir?” İşte bu makalede, söz konusu karmaşık soru, yazarlar tarafından daha önce başka bir amaçla yapılmış bir araştırmanın planı ve bulgularının sınırları içerisinde, Türkiye’deki kamu hizmeti etiğine özel olarak değinilerek ele alınmıştır: Türkiye’de kamu hizmeti etiğinin normatif boyutu üzerine normatif bir araştırma (temel normlar ve bu normlara göre şekillenen hukuksal-yönetsel düzenlemeler ve kurumsal mekanizmalar); Türkiye’de kamu hizmeti etiğinin kültürel boyutu üzerine görgül bir araştırma (Türk kamu yönetiminin etik olmayan davranışlarla mücadelede kültürel olarak güçlü ve zayıf yönleri); ve söz konusu normatif ve görgül araştırmalar arasındaki bağlantı.

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ÖMÜRGÖNÜLŞEN, U., ÖKTEM, M. K. (2022). A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION ON THE LINK BETWEEN NORMATIVE AND EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: THE CASE OF PUBLIC SERVICE ETHICS. Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 2, 217–243. https://ajindex.com/articles/533179

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